Acta Vet. Brno 2019, 88: 193-200

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201988020193

The effect of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccination of male piglets on sperm quality at the age of puberty

Theodoros Karapanos1, Ioannis Tsakmakidis1, Spyridon Kritas2, Panagiotis Tassis1, Georgios Tsousis1, Eleni D. Tzika1

1Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinics, Clinic of Farm Animals, Thessaloniki, Greece
2Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece

Received January 29, 2019
Accepted April 23, 2019

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